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Tortoise Beetle

Laccoptera cf. tredecimpunctata

Description:

Family Chrysomelidae (1) pinkish body (2) 13 black spots (3) silvery antennae

Habitat:

on a grassy section (with low-lying plants) of MSC Institute of Technology, San Gabriel, San Pablo City, Philippines - a semi-agricultural area

2 Species ID Suggestions

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Tortoise beetle
Laccoptera cf. tredecimpunctata Laccopteratredecimpunctatahabitus


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2 Comments

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

Have checked range. 13-punctata listed for Philippines, nepalensis not.

But also 13-notata - and how to seperate, I have no clue:
http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/kat...

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

similar species exist, so some hesitation on species level.
Have not checked, if range of nepalensis includes Philippines (but likely does).

VeronicaPrudente
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VeronicaPrudente

San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 27, 2016
Submitted on Nov 20, 2016

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